Understanding and engaging with your local school board

About this episode

The episode discusses engaging with local school boards through various levels of involvement, featuring insights from a school board trustee.

This week, we hear about Alexis’ experience as a school board trustee. She also gives practical suggestions for how we can all engage with our local school boards, from “headline engagers” to “issue-by-issue engagers” to “all-out engagers.”

People in this episode

Host: Alexis

Guest: Alexis Morgan

Topics covered

• school board engagement
• local education
• community involvement

Keywords

• trustee experience
• engagement strategies
• education

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